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Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

The game is now available at approximately 10 books at Oddschecker and it's Ravens -7.5 or -8.

If you want to bet the winner straight up, the best you can currently get is 1.28 for every $1 bet on the Ravens or $4.10 bet for every $1 on the Texans. Those returns imply the Ravens have a 76% chance to win.

Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

I'm finding 7.5 points all over the place. Not sure where anyone saw it move to 9 but it looks like it stayed at 7.5.

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I am seeing -7.5 on all the online books in Oddschecker now. There were 2 with even odds at -8 this morning, but I never noticed -9 with even odds anywhere.

Here is something I find interesting. The best decimal payoff on the Steelers today is 1.28 (you win $0.28 for every $1 bet). The best payoff on the Ravens is $1.29. So in essence, the betting public seems to think the Ravens next week are as likely to win as the Steelers are today versus Denver.

Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

Originally Posted by timmyonfleet

Ravens never blow teams out. That's just not how they run the offense. They win with ball control and great defense. I see a 1 possession game that comes down to the 4th quarter with a Baltimore victory. It will be a more dominant victory than the score will indicate. If I was betting I would def take Houston.

Week 1 won by 28
Week 3 won by 30
Week 4 won by 17
Week 6 vs Hou won by 15
Week 13 won by 14
Week 14 won by 14

Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

Originally Posted by BleedPurple92

This, people around here are acting like we might as well chalk up a win.. It will be a tough game, we have to bring our A game to win this. We need week 1 pittsburgh Ravens.... and not Jacksonville Ravens

Why shouldn't people act this will be an easy win, we have not lost at home, the first time we played Hou they had a much much better QB and still lost by 15, IMO I do not see any way the Ravens lose to the Texans!

Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

So if a team is ahead by a TD all game and late in the 4th quarter, they score another TD, they have now blown out the other team?

Makes no sense, IMO.

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Re: Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

Originally Posted by Filmstudy

I am seeing -7.5 on all the online books in Oddschecker now. There were 2 with even odds at -8 this morning, but I never noticed -9 with even odds anywhere.

Here is something I find interesting. The best decimal payoff on the Steelers today is 1.28 (you win $0.28 for every $1 bet). The best payoff on the Ravens is $1.29. So in essence, the betting public seems to think the Ravens next week are as likely to win as the Steelers are today versus Denver.

ML typically sets the point spreads, which is a common misperception among sports fans...most think they're independent. Though with the Steelers at 28 and Ravens at 29, it's interesting to see them indicating the Steelers are bigger favorites even though the spread says otherwise.